Middletown Township, New Jersey
Middletown Township, New Jersey | |
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From top, left to right: The former residence of American social reformer Geraldine Morgan Thompson, which now serves as the visitor center at Thompson Park in Middletown's Lincroft neighborhood, Covered bridge in Middletown Village, Brookdale Community College, Sandy Hook Light, and Water Witch homestead | |
| Motto: The Biggest Small Town in New Jersey | |
Map of Middletown Township in Monmouth County. Inset (left): Monmouth County highlighted within New Jersey | |
Census Bureau map of Middletown Township, New Jersey
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Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 74°04′17″W / 40.404786°N 74.071404°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Formed | October 31, 1693 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special charter |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Anthony S. Perry Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Anthony P. Mercantante |
| • Municipal clerk | Heidi R. Pieluc |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.72 sq mi (152.09 km2) |
| • Land | 40.95 sq mi (106.06 km2) |
| • Water | 17.78 sq mi (46.04 km2) 30.27% |
| • Rank | 23rd of 565 in state 2nd of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 67,106 |
• Estimate (2023) | 66,478 |
| • Rank | 20th of 565 in state 1st of 53 in county |
| • Density | 1,638.8/sq mi (632.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 326th of 565 in state 40th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07748 – Middletown 07701 – Red Bank 07716 – Atlantic Highlands 07718 – Belford 07732 – Highlands 07733 – Holmdel 07737 – Leonardo 07738 – Lincroft 07752 – Navesink 07758 – Port Monmouth 07760 – Locust |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3402545990 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882604 |
| Website | www |
Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, with a population of 67,106, an increase of 584 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 66,522, which in turn reflected an increase of 195 residents (0.3%) from its population of 66,327 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 17th-most-populous municipality.
Middletown is a bedroom community of New York City, located alongside of the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region in the New York metropolitan area. Due to its affluence, low crime, access to cultural activities, public school system, location at the Jersey Shore and Raritan Bayshore, and central commuting location, Middletown was ranked in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2014 in the Top 100 in CNNMoney.com's Best Places to Live. Time magazine listed Middletown on its list of "Best Places to Live 2014".
In 2016, SafeWise named Middletown Township as the fifth-safest city in America to raise a child; the township was the highest ranked of the 12 communities in New Jersey included on the list.